Monday, February 2, 2009

SSPX Drek

I haven't put up any blog posts about my reactions to the current Vatican-generated mess relative to Catholic-Jewish relations.

For one thing, I'm barely managing my grief and fear-based nausea. For another, my favorite bloggers are writing what I'd write if I managed to manage my grief and fear-based nausea.

What could I possibly add to what they've written about the pernicious persistence of anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism? Perhaps this:

I can't imagine the SSPX drek comes as any surprise to Jews who tend to view Anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism as church "business as usual." I wonder whether people in Christian-Jewish dialogue realize this mind-and-heart set prevails among Jews -- even for this convert, called to love Christ and serve the church.

I find this all so disturbing. As someone who has been involved with local interfaith dialogue (leading Catholic and Jewish teens)it breaks my heart. A few years ago, I went with the young people, along with a priest and a rabbi, on a pilgrimage to Washington DC to visit the Holocaust Museum. You can't leave that place and then have doubts about what happened. You can't have doubts after listening to survivors speak about their experiences. You can't have doubts after reading testimonies!! Sadly, this is another scandal that will not go away soon.Anne